Community Counseling Solutions

• Provides psychiatric diagnosis, care and treatment on an in-patient and telepsychiatry basis and/or in person to improve the mental health of clients • Completes psychiatric evaluations as required on new clients • Reevaluates and updates as needed • Performs age-appropriate history and physical for complex acute, critical, and chronically ill perioperative patients • Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs • Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities • Implements interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability • Monitors the effectiveness of interventions • Facilitates the patient’s transition within and between health care settings • Reviews and evaluates clinical data pertaining to physical status of client • Reviews and follows up on previous mental and physical treatment plans • Leads prescribed individual, group therapy and/or education sessions • Reviews, approves and signs individual plans of service of clients • Documents and updates client’s progress in progress notes • Prescribes client medication • Monitors medication effectiveness and modifies as necessary • Works with team members to discuss client progress and outlook • Coordinates with outside agencies as necessary • Act as a client advocate when appropriate • Contacts client’s relatives to arrange family conferences if necessary • Provides after hours services during regularly scheduled work week • Responsible to work closely with supervisor to find backup when on vacation

• The Senior Peer Support Specialist will demonstrate an understanding of, and be proficient in, IPS and will use IPS in all interactions with senior peer support participants. • Make weekly scheduled calls to individuals enrolled in the program, provide IPS support and information regarding resources as requested. • Identify local addiction and mental health recovery support resources and older adult or alter-able resources that are available in designated area, using the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) website. • If requested, assist in connecting with these resources. • In a clear, accurate, timely, professional and effective manner, complete Senior Peer Support call logs and complete other data entry. • Maintain a call calendar/schedule and place calls to assigned Older Adults /Persons with Disabilities as scheduled. • Attend meetings, conferences, trainings and supervision sessions as required. • Communicate by email and telephone with outreach supervisor on a regular basis.

• Provide confidential, non-judgmental and non-critical support to callers • Take calls from callers around the state and provide phone support • Participate in ongoing training and team-building • Keep track of all data logs; enter data and present data in a professional manner • Write reports as necessary to the Warmline Shift Leader or assigned Warmline Supervisor